Château Laroque

Name: Château Laroque
Brand: Château Laroque
SKU: 4425G04922-75LCB06
Price: 33.5 CHF
Availability: InStock

Regally situated on one of the highest points in Saint-Émilion, the limestone terroirs of Laroque shine vintage after vintage. They produce luminous, floral and spicy wines with a fresh salinity and a noble touch that are the hallmark of the region.

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France Bordeaux
Merlot
Cabernet Franc
5 - 15 years
14.50% Vol.

Features

Country	France
Region	Bordeaux
Sub-region	Saint Emilion
Designation	Grand Cru Classé, Saint-Émilion AC
Grape variety	Merlot, Cabernet Franc
Alcohol content	14.50% Vol.
Cellaring	5 - 15 years
Serving temperature	16 - 18 ° C

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Château Laroque

CHF 33.50

Colour

A beautiful dark red with almost black highlights.

Nose

With intense, fruity, mellow aromas.

Palate

Fleshy, voluptuous on the palate, developing flavours of very ripe fruit. Nice length with a chalky tannic touch.

Wine-growing terroir

The Château Laroque vineyard comprises 61 hectares of old mass-selected vines, i.e. Merlot and Cabernet vines over 50 years old, planted on a plateau of brown and red clay on asteriated limestone, with terraces facing east and slopes facing west on fine bluish clay with high limestone content.

Winemaking

Hand-picked harvest - harvested by terroir and ripeness. Gravity-fed vatting, whole berries. Plot-by-plot vinification in small concrete vats. Gentle extraction using both punching down and pumping over. Protective maceration to enhance fleshiness and salinity. Reductive ageing on fine lees, partly in barrels and partly in oak casks. First racking after 4 to 6 months of ageing. Second racking one year later before bottling.

Bottle closure

Cork

Packaging

Wooden box

97 100

Yves Beck D’entrée, le bouquet ouvre tous les récepteurs sensibles au plaisir, aux saveurs, à l’envie de savourer et de partager un vin scintillant. Les nuances de cassis et de groseilles alliées à des notes épicées et crayeuses sur un léger et subtil fond boisé créent la complexité. L’attaque de Laroque est d’une sérénité imposante. Le vin avance certes prudemment, mais c’est plutôt dû au fait qu’il ne veut pas être envahissant. Il préfère convaincre par des actes que par des paroles bruyantes. La haute définition, la précision du bouquet sont bien reprises par le palais. Le vin est scintillant, ample, large, mais également linéaire et précis. Il a peut-être encore un peu de peine à vraiment démontrer sa grandeur, mais ceci est rapidement relativisé par le caractère pertinent, salivant et vivifiant de la finale. Un vin réjouissant qui a pour fil rouge son équilibre, sa fraîcheur et sa puissance. 2026-2052. Novembre 2024.

97 100

Decanter A clear stand out in 2022 that delivers refined density and sublime drinking pleasure. Smells perfumed and opulent, aromatically expressive and alive on the nose. Full bodied, rich and concentrated, intense and filling - there is clear power but it's so delicately and elegantly presented with such succulence and a juicy, fun and playful fruitiness. Has both push and density as well a delicious mineral tang. This has a slick and sleek character and feels really made. I love the intense juiciness balanced by the plushness of the fruit, more weighty and dense than some with mass appeal, tons of energy and still lovely clean fresh and cooling St-Emilion typicity. Harvest 14-22 September. Yield of 41hl/ha. 3.55pH. Drinking window: 2029 - 2048. Georgina Hindle. April 2023.

95 100

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate The 2022 Laroque has turned out very well indeed in bottle, offering up aromas of cassis, plums, pencil shavings and violets, followed by a medium to full-bodied, suave and vibrant palate that's pure, concentrated and penetrating. Harmonious and integrated, this limestone terroir's identity really shines through. Drinking window: 2027 - 2045. William Kelley. March 2025.

93 100

Jean-Marc Quarin Couleur rouge sombre, aux reflets noirs. Nez intense, fruité et suave. Charnu en entrée de bouche, charnu au milieu, le vin évolue sur des saveurs de fruits très mûrs. Bonne longueur sur une touche tannique crayeuse. On verra si l'élevage lui donne un peu plus d'éclat aromatique. Assemblage : 98 % merlot, 2 % cabernet franc. Degré d'alcool : 14°5 - pH : 3,55. Rendement : 41 hl/ha. A consommer de préférence entre 2033 et 2060.

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Château Laroque

A historic Saint-Émilion estate dating back to the 16th century, Château Laroque is today the largest single-block vineyard in the appellation, spanning 61 hectares on the prestigious limestone plateau listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Planted on a unique geological base encompassing Saint-Émilion’s main limestone soil types, the vineyard delivers a remarkable mineral signature. Through meticulous parcel-by-parcel work, the wines reveal finesse, depth and an authentic expression of terroir.

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